MAVEN - Mars Exploration Program. NASA Goddard hosted a live Google+ Hangout on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. EST about MAVEN, NASA's next mission to Mars. Credit: NASA/GSFC MAVEN will examine the upper atmosphere of Mars in unprecedented detail. It's scheduled to launch no earlier than 1:28 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 18, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Panelists for this media briefing are: -- Jim Morrissey, Instrument System Manager, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. -- Mehdi Benna, Instrument Scientist for the Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. -- David Brain, MAVEN Co-Investigator, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder -- Jasper Halekas, Instrument Lead for the Solar Wind Ion Analyzer, University of California, Berkeley Watch Video ›› Space did you knows. Space | Discovery Kids.
The Solar System. Our solar neighborhood is an exciting place. The Solar System is full of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, minor planets, and many other exciting objects. Learn about Io, the explosive moon that orbits the planet Jupiter, or explore the gigantic canyons and deserts on Mars. What Is The Solar System? The Solar System is made up of all the planets that orbit our Sun. Everything in the Solar System orbits or revolves around the Sun. How Did The Solar System form?
This is an important question, and one that is difficult for scientists to understand. Scientists believe that the Solar System evolved from a giant cloud of dust and gas. At the center of this spinning cloud, a small star began to form. Further away from the center of this mass where the star was forming, there were smaller clumps of dust and gas that were also collapsing. A Great Storm Once ignited, the Sun's powerful solar winds began to blow. The Solar System Has Over 100 Worlds It is true that there are only eight planets. Space Facts - Interesting Facts about Space. Planets For Kids - Solar System Facts and Astronomy. Fun Space Facts for Kids - Cool, Moon, Planets, Sun, Crazy, Interesting Astronomy Information. Space and NASA News – Universe and Deep Space Information | Space.com.
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